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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7179460 | Bacterial composition and its use The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacill... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6664100 | Conversion of organic waste into humic products using multiple aerobic fermentations for soils restoration A method for converting organic solid waste into humic products and the corresponding apparatus, in which a preliminary aerobic fermentation of the organic solid waste is performed, followed by a second aerobic fermentation of the organic waste in the pre... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6589771 | Methods for arousing dormant bacteria A method for arousing dormant bacteria. The method comprises inducing diffusion of intracellular solutes from dormant bacteria and then allowing an adjustment period for a length of time sufficient to initiate arousal. The decrease in intracellular osmola... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582695 | Sphingomyelinase compositions and use thereof The use of sphingomyelinase to increase the levels of skin and mucosal ceramides, as well as dermatological and cosmetic compositions containing same which are suitable for topical application are disclosed.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6403084 | Mixed cultures for improved fermentation and aerobic stability of silage Methods and compositions for treatment of animal feed or silage by treatment with a mixed culture of heterofermentive lactic acid bacteria and homofermentive lactic acid bacteria of the proper ratio. Bacterial strains for such treatment are also provided.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6214336 | Use of lactobacillus for reduction of the fibrinogen level in blood The invention refers to the use of a strain of Lactobacillus for the manufacture of a medicament for reduction of the fibrinogen level, and optionally cholesterol level, in blood. Said medicament can be utilized for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of cir... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6159724 | Process for preparing culture mediums for culturing yeasts and lactic acid bacteria A culture medium which is completely free of chemical additives and which can be used for the individual culture of yeast and of lactic acid bacteria or for the coculture of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria is prepared. The preparation of the medium is car... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6132710 | Preventing/treating neonatal NEC by administering lactobacillus salivarius and lactobacillus plantarum or a combination thereof Gastrointestinal tissue injury and infections are treated by orally administering Lactobacilli strains. The Lactobacilli strains prevent neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis tissue injury and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants. Preterm infants, fu... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6051552 | Lactobacillus therapies The present invention is directed towards isolated lactobacillus biosurfactants and the process for producing same. The present invention is also directed to methods for preventing urogenital infection in mammals using the isolated lactobacillus biosurfac... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6022537 | Bacterial strains of the genus Bacillus, closely phenotypically related to the genus Lactobacillus, culture method and use Bacterial strains of genus Bacillus closely phenotypically related to genus Lactobacillus. The strains are moderately thermophilic, have amylolytic properties and/or are capable of producing L(+) lactate, and are useful for producing metabolites such as L... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5849565 | Panification ferment containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae steineri DSM 9211 and lactic acid bacteria A biomass constituted of yeast and of lactic acid bacteria, which can be used directly as panification ferment without previous separation of the culture medium and the biomass, is prepared by cocultivating at least one strain of yeast and at least one st... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5804179 | Lactobacillus compositions and methods for treating urinary tract infections This invention relates to lactobacillus compositions and methods of employing said compositions for treating or preventing urinary tract infections. More particularly, this invention relates to the ability of certain strains of lactobacilli to adhere to u... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5747020 | Bacterial treatment for silage Silage is preserved by treatment with a small, but silage preserving effective amount of a seven strain inoculant, in which five of the strains are members of the Lactobacillus plantarum taxon and the remaining two strains are members of the Enterococcus ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5705160 | Lactobacillus compositions and methods for treating urinary tract infections This invention relates to lactobacillus compositions and methods of employing said compositions for treating or preventing urinary tract infections. More particularly, this invention relates to the ability of certain strains of lactobacilli to adhere to u... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5645830 | Lactobacillus and skim milk compositions and methods for preventing microbial urogenital infections This invention relates to Lactobacillus, skim milk, Lactobacillus Growth Factor (LGF) and Lactobacillus compositions and methods of employing the compositions for preventing urogenital infections. More particularly, this invention relates to the ability o... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5591428 | Intestine colonizing lactobacilli A process for isolation of a strain of Lactobacillus having the ability of being established on human intestinal mucosa in vivo and being able to remain therein after oral administration for at least 10 days after the completion of the administration. By ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5587314 | Intestine colonizing lactobacilli A process for isolation of a strain of Lactobacillus having the ability of being established on human intestinal mucosa in vivo and being able to remain therein after oral administration for at least 10 days after the completion of the administration. By ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5506123 | Municipal solid waste processing facility and commercial lactic acid production process A method of processing waste is disclosed wherein the municipal solid waste is segregated and processed to recover reusable rubber, metal, plastic, glass and the remaining organic portion of the waste stream is used to make lactic acid and other chemicals... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5474932 | Intestine colonizing strains of lactobacilli A process for isolation of a strain of Lactobacillus having the ability of being established on human intestinal mucosa in vivo and being able to remain therein after oral administration for at least 10 days after the completion of the administration. By ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5429935 | Process for the production of optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid Optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid can be obtained by treating 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid with an optionally treated microorganism capable of asymmetrically reducing the 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid into (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-but... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5378458 | Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamosus, bacterial preparations comprising said strain, and use of said strain and preparations for the controlling of yeast and moulds The invention relates to a novel microorganism strain Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705, DSM 7061, having a yeast and mold controlling effect, to bacterial preparations comprising this strain, alone or in combination with a bacterium of the genus ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5371011 | Mold control in forage Anti-fungal and anti-microbial bacterial strains of Serratia are used in the preparation and preservation of animal feedstuffs made from forage. Bacterial strains of Serratia rubidaea are particularly useful for such purposes, and permit hay to be baled a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5288620 | Process for the production of optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid Optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid can be obtained by treating 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid with an optionally treated microorganism capable of asymmetrically reducing the 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid into (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-but... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5256552 | Process for the production of optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid 2-Oxo-4-phenylbutyric acid is treated with a microorganism, which has been optionally treated, capable of asymmetrically reducing 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyric acid into either (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid or (S)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid, and the ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5204247 | Lactobacillus sp. KPB-167 and method of manufacturing viscose polysaccharides employing the same A new strain Lactobacillus sp. KPB-176, which does not possess strict selectivity for specific media and which involves no reduction in the productivity of polysaccharides even during subculture, was isolated from kefir grains. When this new strain is cul... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5194380 | Process for the production of optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid Optically active 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid can be obtained by treating 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid with an optionally treated microorganism capable of asymmetrically reducing the 2-oxo-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid into (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-but... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5164314 | Microbiologically-prepared diacetyl reductase A process for the enzymatic preparation of acetoin, particularly (+)-acetoin, employs a diacetyl reductase which can be obtained from a yeast or Lactobacillus strain.... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5053233 | Forage preservation The invention relates to a process of preserving forage, a Lactobacillus plantarum strain used in the process, the use of the strain in the preservation of forage, and forage preserved according to the invention. The bacterial strain is preferably used in... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4999301 | Culture and preservation of microorganisms within a concentrated medium Microorganisms are stored for long periods of time in storage mediums which preferably contain a sufficiently high concentration of nutrients and growth inhibiting substances to maintain microorganisms, such as bacteria, in the stationary or death phase o... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4956295 | Stabilization of dried bacteria extended in particulate carriers Dried viable bacteria are admixed in a particulate carrier composed primarily of an inorganic salt of low moisture absorbing capacity together with a minor proportion of a silica gel absorbent. The inorganic salts may be sodium or calcium carbonates, bica... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4842871 | Method and inoculant for preserving agricultural products for animal feed The invention relates to a method of preserving agricultural products comprising treating these products with an effective amount of Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 53187 or mutants thereof and the treating organism.... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4728604 | Process and reagent for the determination of transaminase For the determination of the transaminasae by reaction of a corresponding amino acid with -ketoglutaric acid to form glutamate and the -keto acid corresponding to the amino acid used, and measurement of the -ketonic acid formed by red... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4665024 | Fluorescent gram stain A method to determine the Gram sign of microorganisms includes staining the microorganisms with a plurality of fluorescent dyes, applying excitation energy to the stained microorganisms, and observing the color of the fluorescence emission of the stained ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4528199 | Silage production from fermentable forages A method for the production of silage from a fermentable forage substrate by admixing Lactobacillus plantarum 2B bacteria with a fermentable forage substrate. The bacteria is added in an amount effective to lower the pH of the forage substrate to a pH at ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4492755 | Process for isomerizing L-mannose to L-fructose Process for preparing L-fructose from L-mannose by contacting L-mannose with L-mannose isomerase produced by a mutant microorganism selected from the group consisting of the genera Escherichia, Lactobacillus, and Klebsiella cultivated in the absence of an... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4432998 | Preparation of bacteria cultures tolerant to metal ions Lactobacillus and Streptococcus are cultured by special process steps to derive by controlled transmutation a strain of organisms having high tolerance to acidity above 1.5%, and are tolerant to metallic salts such as cobalt carbonate which tend to poison... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4294930 | Process for improving the recovery of microbial cell biomass A process is provided for improving the recovery of microbial cell biomass, which includes the steps of subjecting a culture broth containing chain-forming microorganisms to shearing conditions sufficient to shorten the chain-length of microbial cells whe... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4226940 | Non-frozen concentrated bacterial cultures A concentrated bacterial culture, capable of being cooled to temperatures as low as about -40° C. for storage without rapid freezing and with minimum damage to the bacterial cells, is prepared by diluting a conventionally prepared concentrated cell paste... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4166767 | Insolubilized antibody An insolubilized antibody suitable for an enzyme immuno assay or radio immuno assay, which has characteristic infrared absorptions at around 1,040 cm-1, 1,540 cm-1 and 1,640 cm-1 and is prepared by chemically binding an an... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4166005 | Process for the production of -glycerophosphate oxidase An improved process for producing -glycerophosphate oxidase provides yields of more than 1500 U per liter. The enzyme is produced by growing a member of the family Lactobacillaceae in a medium comprising pyruvate and an inducer for -glycerop... | 08/28/1979 |